Recently in Jobs and Job Training
Due to the off-site location of this hearing, there will be no webcast, photos or videos.
Witnesses:
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Ann O’Leary »
Executive Director
Berkeley Center for Health, Economic & Family Security UC Berkeley School of Law Berkeley, CA -
Stephanie Bornstein »
Associate Director
The Center for WorkLife Law UC Hastings College of the Law San Francisco, CA - Joan Blades » Co-founder MOMS Rising Berkeley, CA
- Claudia Zamorano » Novato, CA
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Maria S. Ferris »
Director
Diversity, Compliance & Employee Experience IBM Corporation Cary, NC
On Friday, May 29, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong
Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing to examine best practices
for improving job training.This is the fifth hearing the committee is holding as it works toward
reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act, which provides job
training, education programs, vocational rehabilitation and other
services to Americans.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Brian Patchett » President and Ceo Easter Seals Of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Chris Brooks » Director of Renewable Energy Bombard Electric Las Vegas, Nevada
- Ms. Chanda Cook » Director of Community Initiatives Nevada Public Education Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada
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Ms. Rebecca Metty-Burns »
Interim Director
Workforce and Economic Division
College Of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
On Tuesday, May 5, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing to examine best practices for improving adult education and family literacy. This is the fourth hearing the committee is holding as it works toward reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act, which provides job training, education programs, vocational rehabilitation and other services to Americans.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- David Beré » president and chief strategy officer Dollar General Corporation Goodlettsville, TN
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Kathy Cooper »
Policy Associate
Office of Adult Basic Education Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges Olympia, WA - Martin Finsterbusch » Executive Director VALUE, Inc. (Voice of Adult Learners United to Educate) Media, PA
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Donna Kinerney, Ph.D. »
Instructional Dean
Adult ESOL & Literacy Programs Montgomery College Wheaton, MD - Roberta Lanterman » Program Director Long Beach Family Literacy Long Beach, CA
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Stephen Reder, Ph.D. »
University Professor and Chair
Department of Applied Linguistics Portland State University Portland, OR - Gretchen Wilson » Grammy winning recording artist and GED graduate Nashville, TN
Official Transcript (PDF) 370kb
On Tuesday, March 31, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine green jobs and their role in our nation’s economic recovery. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act set aside $50 billion in grants and tax incentives to promote energy efficiency and the renewable energy sector. Congress also approved the Green Jobs Act in 2007, a program to help train American workers for jobs in the renewable energy and energy-efficiency industries.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- William T. Bogart » Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics York College York, Pa.
- Kathy Krepcio » Executive Director John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University
- Jerome Ringo » President The Apollo Alliance San Francisco
- Robin Roy » Vice President for Projects and Policy Serious Materials Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Jill Sherman » Gerding Edlen Development Portland, Ore.
- Clinton R. Wolfe » Executive Director Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness Aiken, South Carolina
This is the third in a series of hearings the House Education and
Labor Committee is holding to examine innovative strategies for
improving job training and education for America’s workers as it works
toward reauthorizing the
Workforce Investment Act.
Witnesses:
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Mario Musolino »
Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Department of Labor Albany, New York -
Gail B. Breen »
Executive Director
Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie Counties Workforce Development Board, Inc. Amsterdam, New York - Thomas Quick » Senior Human Resource Manager General Electric-Power and Water Schenectady, New York
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Joseph Sarubbi »
Executive Director
Tec-Smart Hudson Valley Community College Malta, New York - Nanine Meiklejohn » Senior Legislative Representative AFSCME Washington, District of Columbia
Official transcript (PDF) 1.32 MB
This is the second in a series of hearings the House Education and
Labor Committee is holding to examine innovative strategies for improving job training and education for America’s workers as it works toward reauthorizing the
Workforce Investment Act.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
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Cheryl Keenan »
Director
Division of Adult Education and Literacy, Department of Education Washington, DC - Bob Lanter » Executive Director Workforce Investment Board Concord, CA
- John Morales » Executive Director Yuma County Workforce Investment Board Yuma, AZ
- Charissa Raynor » Executive Director SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership Federal Way, WA
- George Scott » Director of Education Government Accountability Office Washington, DC
- Kevin Smith » Executive Director New York Literacy, Inc. Buffalo, NY
- Sandi Vito » Acting Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Harrisburg, PA
Official transcript (PDF) 872 KB
Witnesses:
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Ms. Bonnie Gonzalez »
Chief Executive Officer
Workforce Solutions, Inc
Lower Rio Grande Valley
McAllen, TX - Mr. Morton Bahr » President Emeritus, Communications Workers of America National Commission on Adult Literacy Washington, D.C.
- Mr. Stephen Wooderson » State Administrator Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services Des Moines, IA
- Mr. Bill Camp » Executive Secretary Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Sacramento, CA
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Ms. Karen R. Elzey »
Vice-President and Executive Director
Institute for a Competitive Workforce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC - Ms. Sherry L. Johnson » Associate Director Lincoln Trail Area Development District Elizabethtown, KY
Official transcript (PDF) 312 KB
This hearing examined strategies – including investments in rebuilding crumbling infrastructure – to create good-paying jobs in order to put the nation’s stalled economy on the road to recovery. More than 2.2 million American workers have lost their jobs in the past 12 months and millions more are still looking for permanent employment.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- Panel I:
- Hon. Charles E. F. Millard » Director Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- Panel II:
- Jared Bernstein » Director of the Living Standards Program Economic Policy Institute
- Ron Blackwell » Chief Economist AFL-CIO
- Christopher Hansen » President and CEO AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association)
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Robert Pollin »
Professor of Economics
Founding Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Dana Stevens » Unemployed Worker Thorofare, New Jersey
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William W. Beach »
Director
Center for Data Analysis The Heritage Foundation
Witnesses:
- Donna Dolan » Chair New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition New York, New York
- Julienne Condos » Director of Program & Development for Rehabilitation St. Charles Hospital Rocky Point, New York
- George Blekas » Outside Field Technician Verizon Manorville, New York
- Barbara Wankoff » Director of Workplace Solutions KPMG Montvale, New Jersey
Witnesses:
- The Honorable Leon R. Sequeira » Assistant Secretary for Policy U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC
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William L. Carlson, Ph.D. »
Administrator
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC - Bruce Goldstein » Executive Director Farmworker Justice Washington, DC
- Javier Riojas » Attorney/Branch Manager Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Eagle Pass, Texas
- John Young » Past Executive Director New England Apple Council Goffstown, New Hampshire
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Dr. Andrew Sum »
Director/Professor
Center for Labor Market Studies
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts - Bill Beardall » Director Equal Justice Center Austin, Texas
Witnesses:
- Beth Butler » Disability and Accommodations Consultant Wachovia Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina
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John Twomey »
Executive Director
New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
On behalf of the National Workforce Association -
Mason A. Petit »
Washington State Employment Security
On behalf of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Spokane, Washington -
Charles Ware »
Chair
National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs
On behalf of the National Governors Association Cheyenne, Wyoming - Joe Carbone » Director Workplace, Inc. Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Kathleen Randolph » President Partners for Workforce Solutions, Inc.
Witnesses:
- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro » Third District of Connecticut
- Congresswoman Judy Biggert » Thirteenth District of Illinois
- Missy Quarberg » Amery, Wisconsin
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Barbara Wankoff »
Director
Workplace Solutions KPMG Montvale, New Jersey - Melissa Lindsay » Bookkeeper Marlin Steel Wire Products Baltimore, Maryland
- Kristen Rowe Finkbeiner » Co-Founder Moms Rising Kirkland, Washington
Witnesses:
- Stan Dorn » Senior Research Associate Urban Institute Washington, D.C.
- Bruce Herman » Executive Director National Employment Law Project New York, New York
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Lael Brainard »
Vice President and Director
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics
Brookings Global Economy and Development Program Washington, D.C. - David Lee Bevard » Former Maytag Employee Galesburg, IL
- Thea Lee » Policy Director AFL-CIO Washington, D.C.
- Tim Alford, Ph.D » Director Alabama Office of Workforce Development Montgomery, Alabama